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**penk22_** · 01-11-2017, 07:20 AM

UNDER-19S : UNITED 1 BENFICA 1

Manchester United and Benfica battled out a 1-1 draw at Leigh Sports Village in the UEFA Youth League to leave the Reds on top of Group A.

Following a tetchy 2-2 draw between the clubs in Portugal last time out, this was another combative encounter with a clash of styles which was fascinating to witness.

Ethan Hamilton fired United ahead after only three minutes, reward for pressing from the front by Nicky Butt's side. The Scottish midfielder aggressively robbed Gedson Fernandes and kept his composure to stroke past an exposed Daniel Azevedo with his left foot.

The Reds have made a habit of getting off to great starts in the competition but were pegged back 10 minutes later. Medina Etienne escaped down the right flank and crossed to the far post, where Joao Felix pounced ahead of George Tanner to nudge in the equaliser.

With coach Butt forced to watch from the stands after his dismissal in Lisbon, things were fractious at times again in a competitive contest played in a real European manner. Joao Felix had a deflected shot pushed away by Alex Fojticek, with the keeper also worked from the corner and aided by Tanner as the ball was scrambled away from the line.

Florentina did force the ball into the net but was well offside, while Ethan Laird shepherded the ball the right side of the far post from a United perspective after Tyrell Warren sliced a centre by Gedson Fernandes. Aidan Barlow's free-kick was blocked by the wall as the first half drew to a close.

Angel Gomes, fresh from winning the Under-17 World Cup with England, made an instant impression as a substitute by setting up Nishan Burkart for a shot over the bar as the 742 fans at Leigh Sports Village enjoyed a game that could have gone either way.

Hamilton was in with a great chance of a second goal, from Joshua Bohui's intelligent lay-off, but his finish lacked power on this occasion and Azevedo saved comfortably. Back came Benfica, with Joao Filipe clean through after tricking Ro-Shaun Williams, only to roll his shot under Fojticek but against a post. Warren cleared the danger after avoiding any mishaps as the ball trickled towards the unguarded net.

Gomes' long-ranger was easily held by Azevedo, while Laird had to be cool at the other end to clear from inside his own six-yard box after Joao Felipe did superbly to beat Tanner. Basel defeated CSKA Moscow 4-2 in the other game in the group, moving the Swiss side to within a point of Butt's men, but this was a fair result on the day.

United: Fojticek; Tanner, Warren, R. Williams, Laird; Sang (Gomes 55), Hamilton (B. Williams 83), Garner; Barlow, Bohui, Burkart (Baars 83). Subs not used: Thompson, Dunne, Ercolani, Kenyon.

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penk22_ Divisi IT Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Soemenep - Soerabaja Posts: 10,286 Thanks: 999 Thanked 1,066 Times in 595 Posts Mentioned: 558 Post(s)	Re: Man United U-18 Matches 2017/18 UNDER-19S : UNITED 1 BENFICA 1 Manchester United and Benfica battled out a 1-1 draw at Leigh Sports Village in the UEFA Youth League to leave the Reds on top of Group A. Following a tetchy 2-2 draw between the clubs in Portugal last time out, this was another combative encounter with a clash of styles which was fascinating to witness. Ethan Hamilton fired United ahead after only three minutes, reward for pressing from the front by Nicky Butt's side. The Scottish midfielder aggressively robbed Gedson Fernandes and kept his composure to stroke past an exposed Daniel Azevedo with his left foot. The Reds have made a habit of getting off to great starts in the competition but were pegged back 10 minutes later. Medina Etienne escaped down the right flank and crossed to the far post, where Joao Felix pounced ahead of George Tanner to nudge in the equaliser. With coach Butt forced to watch from the stands after his dismissal in Lisbon, things were fractious at times again in a competitive contest played in a real European manner. Joao Felix had a deflected shot pushed away by Alex Fojticek, with the keeper also worked from the corner and aided by Tanner as the ball was scrambled away from the line. Florentina did force the ball into the net but was well offside, while Ethan Laird shepherded the ball the right side of the far post from a United perspective after Tyrell Warren sliced a centre by Gedson Fernandes. Aidan Barlow's free-kick was blocked by the wall as the first half drew to a close. Angel Gomes, fresh from winning the Under-17 World Cup with England, made an instant impression as a substitute by setting up Nishan Burkart for a shot over the bar as the 742 fans at Leigh Sports Village enjoyed a game that could have gone either way. Hamilton was in with a great chance of a second goal, from Joshua Bohui's intelligent lay-off, but his finish lacked power on this occasion and Azevedo saved comfortably. Back came Benfica, with Joao Filipe clean through after tricking Ro-Shaun Williams, only to roll his shot under Fojticek but against a post. Warren cleared the danger after avoiding any mishaps as the ball trickled towards the unguarded net. Gomes' long-ranger was easily held by Azevedo, while Laird had to be cool at the other end to clear from inside his own six-yard box after Joao Felipe did superbly to beat Tanner. Basel defeated CSKA Moscow 4-2 in the other game in the group, moving the Swiss side to within a point of Butt's men, but this was a fair result on the day. United: Fojticek; Tanner, Warren, R. Williams, Laird; Sang (Gomes 55), Hamilton (B. Williams 83), Garner; Barlow, Bohui, Burkart (Baars 83). Subs not used: Thompson, Dunne, Ercolani, Kenyon. HTML Code: http://www.manutd.com/en/Players-And-Staff/The-Academy/Academy-News/2017/Oct/Under-19s-UEFA-Youth-League-match-report-Manchester-United-Benfica.aspx __________________ When you think you can, you can !